I will be crowned king

Chapter 274 The plan went awry...

Early morning, June 13th, the 100th day of the Saint's Calendar, Carindia.

Accompanied by the roaring of cannons and the shouts of charging soldiers, the Battle of Green Valley started again.

Like every previous offensive, the Aiden Corps first aimed its artillery positions at the buildings and barricades guarded by the Carindia defenders. After firing a round of volleys, a flood of dense infantry columns immediately pressed forward, heading towards Only the ruins of broken walls and smoke were left, and they howled and launched an onslaught.

The Carindia soldiers who were huddled under the bunker and did not dare to show their heads at all could only fire cold shots while gathering together amidst each other's shouts and screams, preparing to retreat to the defense line further back - covered by artillery. There is basically nothing left of the bunker.

I don’t know if it’s some kind of misunderstanding, but the Carindia soldiers always felt that the Aydin’s artillery was much sparser today than before; the tide of enemies rushed forward impatiently even before the barricades were blown to pieces. .

But even so, the strength gap between the two sides is still overwhelming; after the Carindia Army, which was already short of troops, held its position for five days, there were only a little over a thousand veterans left after being defeated, and only a few new recruits were recruited temporarily. There were more than 2,000 people left... so much so that even the local townspeople of Green Valley were recruited to barely be able to gather enough reserve troops to face the crazy offensive of the Aiden people.

An army organized in this way may be able to generate high morale in order to defend its homeland, but it is still no match for a well-trained professional army.

Even counting the townsfolk who had barely gathered together, the Carindia garrison was less than five thousand—less than half of Ayden's army.

In this case, they can only desperately defend all the solid buildings they can find as strongholds - the governor's residence, warehouses, churches... Although the Church of Order has never interfered in secular affairs, it is still willing to fight for war. Hospitals and temporary shelters were provided to stranded townspeople and wounded soldiers.

The Aydin people on the other side will try their best to move the battlefield away from the streets near the church and "pretend" not to see those who are hiding in it for refuge or healing.

Not only because of the church's transcendent status, not to mention the little Duke Eden, even the emperor would not dare to provoke it easily, but also because everyone actually hopes for the existence of such a "ceasefire zone" - it is conceivable that it will be the first to break What kind of cruel revenge will a person with such a tacit understanding receive.

The two sides, who maintained a tacit understanding, completely blocked the church on the east side near the center of the town. The Carindians who desperately resisted only had to hold on to the streets on the west side of the town, which slightly alleviated the shortcoming of lack of troops.

In just an hour, the streets were filled with Aydin corpses.

Faced with the Aiden people's attack at all costs, the Carindia people, who also suffered heavy casualties, had to abandon the streets and move to the governor's residence in the center of the town to defend their frontline positions, trying desperately to rely on walls and brick buildings. A stronghold.

Hundreds of Aydin soldiers waved iron fist flags full of bullet holes and scorch marks, and continued to launch extremely intensive attacks amidst volleys of gun fire; although they fought bravely to the point of not fearing death, but For the Aiden people who lost artillery support, the two-person high wall was an insurmountable barrier.

Seeing the stalemate again on the battlefield, the gloomy Duke Eden frowned again.

The next second, his eyes followed the monocular and turned away from the smoke-filled battlefield, focusing on a small hillside not far away.

On that small hillside, stood an unnoticeable figure of a cavalryman wearing a black and red military uniform.

Clovis light cavalry.

Duke Eden's pupils suddenly shrank.

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"...In short, the current war situation in Green Valley is roughly like this."

Somewhere at the southern end of the Green Valley, in the temporary headquarters, Anson reached out and patted the map on the table and shouted to the officers present.

This is a slightly special impromptu military meeting. The reason why it is said to be "slightly special" is because Anson rarely announces his plans to others before the war - he usually likes to say it in advance or not mention it at all. Don't mention it, enjoy other people's surprised expressions and looks.

A perfect plan is not perfect if it cannot make other people’s eyes bulge or their jaws drop to the ground; therefore, if it is not announced until before the war, each step must be explained clearly to ensure the effect, and it is easy for participants to "listen". It doesn’t seem that great after all."

That kind of plan cannot be called a "perfect plan", it is very imperfect!

However, considering that this time it was a rapid march operation, and the strength of both sides was that the enemy was strong and we were weak, and unlike the previous Eagle Point Pass, there was room for rapid penetration, division and encirclement.

The small green valley is also a standard "depth but no width". It is a battlefield type where you can only face the enemy head-on, and whoever has more soldiers and stronger firepower can push forward. For the side that lacks reserve troops - that is, the Storm Division - it is absolutely Disadvantages.

In this case, it is particularly important to formulate corresponding tactics according to the battlefield situation and take advantage of all available terrain advantages according to local conditions.

"The entire Green Valley runs north-south, and is a relatively long and narrow terrain; the current situation is that the 13,000-strong Aiden Corps has captured the northern city wall and a tower about 30 meters high, and can overlook the entire battlefield and As long as our troops appear in the surrounding area, they will be immediately exposed to the enemy's sight."

Anson waved his saber and pointed the tip of the saber at the "city gate" to the north of the town on the map: "The enemy currently has about 6,000 troops on the battlefield, which means there are still 7,000 reserve troops on standby, and they have a city that can completely cover the city. The artillery positions in three-quarters of the area - the good news is, it seems they are running low on their artillery reserves."

"And our friendly forces, the Carindians, are still firmly in control of the governor's residence in the center of the battlefield; the Aiden people carried out a round of artillery coverage here two days ago, trying to blow it up directly."

"However, because they only had five six-pound and two twelve-pound infantry cannons, the bombardment effect was very unsatisfactory, and there were not many artillery shells, so they did not do similar stupid things in the next few days, and honestly went to outflank and attack. ."

Anson shrugged his shoulders and drew a circle around the governor's residence with his saber:

"According to the intelligence sent back by the scouts, there are very dense and narrow streets around this extremely strong fortification, as well as various bombed-out bunker barricades."

"This kind of terrain is certainly not qualified to be used as a window for line troops to advance. We may also be surrounded and annihilated by enemies who are more familiar with the terrain than us; but..."

Carl Bain's eyes suddenly lit up: "But it's very suitable for skirmishing, or hiding in a bunker for sniping!"

"I asked the scouts carefully, and the surrounding terrain has been completely bombarded by the Aiden people. No one knows it. Using infantry artillery to bombard buildings indiscriminately is what a second-rate army who doesn't know how to use artillery can do. It's something." Anson nodded matter-of-factly:

"What a world of difference from our excellent commander, Major General Ludwig Franz!"

Upon hearing this, all the officers quickly stood up and applauded, claiming that they were so. Only the chief of staff rolled his eyes, as if the guy in front of him who was full of praise for the Archbishop's son was not the same person who said that he "can't fight without artillery." .

"Therefore, at the beginning of the battle, the division's direct guard company, storm regiment and skirmisher companies of the 2nd and 3rd Infantry Regiments temporarily formed a reinforced skirmisher group, under my personal command, to penetrate the enemy around the stronghold of the Governor's Residence."

As he spoke, Anson raised his hands to everyone, indicating that the compliments were over: "Of course, this is a street fight, and the specific method of fighting must be decided by the company commander and platoon commander of each unit."

"Once the gap opens, the Storm Regiment and the grenadier companies of each infantry regiment immediately advance and deploy lines on both wings of the stronghold; if there is a gap, the line companies of each regiment will be deployed to supplement it."

"After the battle line was deployed, the Grenadier Regiment and the infantry regiments advanced along the street toward the northern city wall along the predetermined route; the skirmisher companies encircled the flanks, cutting off the enemy's reinforcement routes, and deployed surrounding firepower points that could encircle them. Delay the enemy's reinforcements and buy time for the line to annihilate the enemy."

“Because the enemy occupies the absolute commanding heights of the battlefield, without the threat of artillery, every move of our army will be exposed under the eyes of the Aydin people, and it is possible to be outflanked and besieged, and even use artillery. "Anson pointed his sword at the north city gate again:

"In order to prevent the enemy from really daring to cover it with artillery fire, the skirmishers outflanking the rear line must be inserted into the enemy's reinforcement line as much as possible; after the grenadiers fired three rounds of salvos, do not hesitate and immediately engage in hand-to-hand combat to prevent them from firing. time!"

"In order to regain the position, the enemy's counterattack must be crazy; but no matter how crazy it is, I have to stabilize the front; this is only one day away from the port of Carindia, and we must encourage the Carindia people who surrendered to us. Full of confidence." Anson said solemnly:

"Once the King of Osteria's flag is raised, it must never be lowered!"

Everyone roared yes.

"The Aiden Army has seven thousand reserves, and our side...according to the scouts' report, the Carindia garrison has less than five thousand, and the ammunition is barely sufficient; but..." Anson sighed:

"It's better not to expect much support from them. We can only rely on ourselves to drive the Ayden people out.

With the fighting power currently displayed by the Carinthians, it is better to expect them to not cause chaos than to expect them to coordinate operations and cooperate perfectly with themselves.

"Of course, all of the above are tactics based on the information we have received. When we arrive on the battlefield, the situation is likely to be much worse than this." The corner of Anson's mouth rose slightly:

"Therefore, there must be an alternative second option for this plan to be considered perfect enough."

Kal Bain rolled his eyes again.

"We make a worst-case assumption - it takes two hours to reach Green Valley from here. Assume that within these two hours, the front line collapses, the governor's residence is captured by the Aiden Army, and the remaining Carinthian soldiers retreat to the southernmost point. The only warehouse that can be used as a stronghold, three-quarters of the town has fallen!"

Anson's expression was very serious:

"If this is the case, it means that Minato enters the battlefield, and the Storm Division must immediately use a fast attack to open up the situation, and even pay a certain price to rescue the Carindia defenders in the warehouse from the Aiden Legion."

"The battle after this will enter a very brutal street battle. In order to recapture the streets and important strongholds controlled by the enemy, a lot of price must be paid, and the battle will also turn into a tug-of-war."

"In things like street fighting, skirmishers certainly have some advantages, but the enemy's crushing force can make up for their lack of skirmishers; a rough estimate is that there may be five hundred to one thousand casualties within three days."

After the words fell, the officers' expressions were a little heavy.

"Of course, the price paid by the enemy will not be small. With their current style of play, the final number of casualties will be at least two or three times that of ours." Anson said with some relief:

"When the artillery delivered by the baggage train arrives or the governor's residence is recaptured, it will be time for us to counterattack - what should we do after that? I don't need to say more, right?"

Anson, who smiled faintly, performed a light trick with the sword, and sheathed the sword magnificently amidst the exclamations of the crowd - he learned this action from Louis Bernard and practiced it secretly for a long time in private.

Coincidentally, almost at the same time that the meeting ended, the scouts sent to Green Valley for their shift also rushed back and rushed into the tent panting.

Before the other party could speak, the anxious Karl beside him asked first, "How is the situation?!"

The sweaty scout glanced at the chief of staff in a panic, but did not speak immediately. Instead, he turned his gaze to Anson directly in front of him, his expression hesitant to speak.

So Anson immediately understood: "Is the situation not good?"

The scout, who pursed his lips tightly, nodded quickly.

Well, it seems that this battle in the Green Valley will not go too smoothly... Sighing secretly, Anson looked at the officers calmly: "In that case, let's use the alternative plan and prepare..."

"The Carinthian garrison stationed at the governor's residence accidentally detonated a powder keg, blowing both themselves and their enemies into the sky."

The scout suddenly said: "The Carindians guarding the warehouse at the rear wanted to come forward to rescue them, but they came face-to-face with the attacking Aiden people, and then the entire army was wiped out."

"Then the Aiden people have occupied the Green Valley, and now... are probably clearing out the remaining defenders on the position."

An Senyun's gentle smile froze on his face.

Dead silence.

Deathly silence.

None of the officers present dared to speak. They held their breath and stared motionlessly at the frozen deputy commander.

This atmosphere lasted for a full minute, until Anson, who was smiling, calmly picked up the Green Valley map on the table and tore it open with a "squeak" as if nothing had happened. Faster, faster and faster...

"call--"

The map that was completely torn into pieces was scattered on everyone's head.

"Very good, it seems that there is a slight deviation in our perfect battle plan." With a refreshing smile and fierce eyes, Anson gritted his teeth and said:

"The plan for the battle for the Green Valley is cancelled. The next combat goal is how to recapture the Green Valley."

"In this regard, I have a perfect plan to share with you..."